1. BELL SCHEDULE 0 Hour 7:00-7:54 1st 8:00-8:57plan 2nd 9:03-10:08 Hon. Biology 3rd 10:14-11:13 Wilderness 4th 11:19-12:18 Chem. 1 Lunch (5 th ) 12:18-12:50 6th 12:56-1:55 Chem. 1 7th 2:01-3:00 Adv.Cond.

2. 3rd floor English Wing 1 - 18 N23 - N81 435 - 484 2nd floor/north hall 727 - 1078 2nd floor/west hall (science) 600 - 679 2nd floor/southeast hall (business/art) 1540 – 1737 1st floor/north hall 1079 - 1413 1st floor/west hall (science) 1414 - 1539

3. Tuesday, Sept. 7 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Welcome-Room 115 - Mr. Dunlap & Mr. Wrinkle Start journal page-Quote of the Week Sewer Lice-Observe and Discuss Scavenger Hunt Assignment-DUE MONDAY! Guidelines and tips Data Analysis-begin work (fox & coyote) What do we study in Biology? 3 RING BINDER & COLORED PENCILS ASAP! Data Analysis due TOMORROW!-answer ALL questions as best you can

4. September 7 th, 2010 "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle

5. Wednesday, Sept. 8 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Check Data Analysis work Observations and Inferences Issue Text Books-Take home and keep them there! Student Information form, Vocab. Log Read “Mystery Bumps” and answer questions Why did your graph need to have 2 separate ranges of numbers on the X axes? 3 RING BINDER & COLORED PENCILS ASAP! Scavenger Hunt due MONDAY Finish Mystery Bump questions if not done 9:35 Girls class meeting

6. For example, at the zoo you notice a baby kangaroo hanging out by itself under a tree. You can make many observations-size, colors, behaviors, etc… but you infer that he is by the tree because the other kangaroos don’t like him. Your inference may not be accurate and you’d have to investigate further to find out the truth. OBSERVATIONS: Factual data, traits, or other information we can gather about something using our senses-sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch. These are not assumptions or guesses-just the facts. Observations are critical in science as they are what we base most of our experiments on. INFERENCES: These are ideas we formulate about something that may need to be investigated or experimented to find out if they are true. It is often inferences that strike our curiosity and want us to learn more.

7. Thursday, Sept. 9 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Check Mystery Bumps ?s Vocab. log, Observation and Inferences Scientific Method review Dr. Jenner and Small pox-read and answer ?s Discuss his work and the disease Begin Characteristics of Life list-keep spreadsheet updated Why did crocodilians evolve the highly sensitive black bumps? 3 RING BINDER & COLORED PENCILS ASAP! Scavenger Hunt due MONDAY

8. Mystery Bumps- Scientific Method Review: What was Dr. Soares Observation about crocidilians? What was her Question? What were some of her Hypotheses? How did she Experiment and prove or disprove her hypotheses? What was her Conclusion? If a conclusion can not be determined, then the EXPERIMENT needs to be REVISED and rerun. If repeated REVISIONS still lead to no conclusion then the HYPOTHESIS may need to be changed as well.

9. Adapt and Evolve- change in order to survive in its environment Cells- all living things are made of 1 or more cells 1 cell=Unicellular ex: amoeba, bacteria, yeast 2 or more=Multicellular ex:plants, animals, fungi Carbon Based- carbon is a common element on Earth (C) carbon is found in –coal, oil, pencil lead, diamonds carbon is the base structure of our cell’s molecules DIE-it happens eventually  DNA-all life uses this code to be what it is Energy (E)- some things eat for E = Heterotrophs some things use light to make E = Autotrophs Excrete Waste-waste is usually from processing food or exchanging gases. #1, #2, Carbon dioxide are all types of waste. Exchange gases- animals O 2 In, CO 2 Out – Breathing Plants – CO 2 In, O 2 Out Photosynthesis

10. Grow – start out as a single cell and get bigger. some start out as a single cell and grow into trillions of cells. not constant – many organisms stop growing at some point Homeostasis – regulates internal conditions body temperature, breathing, chemistry (pH), water Respond to Stimuli-shows a reaction to some type of stimulus- touch, shock, change in temp., lack of water, (just about anything!) Reproduce – to make more of the species Asexual- no male or female exchange of genes CLONING – no diversity-all are the same Sexual- males and females- GENES ARE EXCHANGED AND RECOMBINED MATING-create diverse offspring WATER is needed by all living things

11. In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO), declared Smallpox eradicated and recommended all countries stop vaccinations. Smallpox could spread in any climate, in any part of the world, at any time. Fatalities occurred in over 30% of cases.

12. History of Small Pox – The Terrible VIRAL Disease! small POX The oldest known document describing Small Pox was written in China in 1323! It likely has been around ever since our species first roamed this planet. Small Pox has killed more people than any other disease in the history of Earth. Probably in the ball park of 100 million! By the 1700s the Turks had long been trying to protect their young children from smallpox by taking the pus from a pox mark of a recovering (and very fortunate) person and purposely infecting their children. Many ended up getting sick and dying from this practice. This dangerous idea never caught on elsewhere.

13. Caused by a virus, in the pox group, somewhat like chicken pox. Over 30% of victims died. Those that lived were horribly scared. The disease could be spread easily from person to person. Usually in saliva or other bodily fluids. Could also be spread from the pus of skin lesions to others. Causes horrible skin pustules, and very high fevers. Responsible for more human deaths than any other infectious disease in history. Estimates run over 100 million deaths. Smallpox was brought to the “New World” by the early Spanish explorers. No Native Americans had any resistance to it, thus millions of people died and many cultures completely disappeared. Survivors of the disease never get it again. Vaccinations stopped in the USA in 1972, and in the rest of the world in 1980. Last reported case was in 1977 in Somalia. Declared eradicated by the WHO in 1980. Only Russia and the USA kept it in laboratory conditions. Russia highly altered smallpox to make it more deadly and to use as bio weapon ( they had enough to kill 60 billion people ) Smallpox is now highly feared as a bio-terrorism weapon..

14. EDWARD JENNER STORY small POX COWPOX small POX ? Large percentages of entire towns would get sick and over 1/3 would die Dairy Milker = Milkmaid Milkmaids would get cowpox, but would NEVER get smallpox! Different, yet VERY SIMILAR VIRUSES COWPOX James Phipps Dr. Jenner, 1796 small POX HUGE risk! Jenner Prevented James from getting Smallpox by vaccinating him (vacca is Latin for cow) with Cowpox No SmallPox! 1. 2.

16. Friday, Sept. 10 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Course Practices Smallpox and Jenner Characteristics of life list Mnemonic Device Beetle Anatomy Why didn’t Dr. Jenner test his vaccine on himself? 3 RING BINDER & COLORED PENCILS ASAP! Scavenger Hunt due MONDAY Return Signed Course Practice Page

17. Dr. Jenner Scientific Method Review: What was his Observation about small pox? What was his Question? What was his key Hypotheses? How did he Experiment and prove or disprove his hypothesis? What was his Conclusion? Why didn’t the public immediately jump on board with this process? Why did it take so long to wipe out Smallpox? Do you know of any other diseases that are close to being completely irradicated? Which diseases should be at the forefront of vaccine research today?

18. Monday, Sept. 13 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Copy and Interpret Quote Check: binders, pencils, scavenger hunt, and course practices, old journal page Beetle Anatomy Bess Beetles-# yours with nail polish and find its mass Decide how you are going to test the strength of your Beetle What are the 13 Characteristics of life? (A, C, C, D, D, E, E, E, G, H, R, R, W) Brainstorm and come up with a WRITTEN plan for how to test the strength of your beetle: Basic idea-pull mass a certain distance

19. September 13 th, 2009 “ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.” Carl Sagan

20. ABDOMEN THORAX ANTENNAE MANDIBLE COMPOUND EYE HEAD LEGS (6) INSECTS ARE ARTHROPODS = (JOINTED EXOSKELETON)

21. HARNESS THE BEETLE AROUND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ABDOMEN AND THORAX DON’T TIGHTEN THE STRING TOO MUCH AND SQUEEZE THE BEETLE THE HARDEST PART IS TO AVOID ALLOWING THEIR LEGS TO GRAB THE STRING.

22. HEAD THORAX ABDOMEN

27. Tuesday, Sept. 14 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Return Work Discuss Beetle strength test ideas in groups Finalize experiment Variables vs. Controls Bess Beetles Mass Beetles again and compare What are the 3 possible types of skeletal systems? Spend 15 minutes or more reviewing

28. For example, if you open a faucet (the independent variable), the quantity of water flowing (dependent variable) changes in response--you observe that the water flow increases. The number of dependent variables in an experiment varies, but there is often more than one. EXPERIMENT SET UPS INDEPENDENT VARIABLE-this part of the experiment that the scientist is in control of. It is chosen to see what else changes in the experiment. DEPENDENT VARIABLE-this is the part of the experiment that the scientist wants to OBSERVE as he/she believes the independent variable will force it to change somehow.

29. Beetle Test-Questions to Think about: What will they pull? What increments of mass will you use? Which objects to act as weights? What is the surface the beetles will walk on? What surface will the weights be on? What will you use to hold the weights? A sled or tray of some type? How will friction effect your experiment? How far does the beetle need to pull the weight for it to count? Is time a factor in the pull? How long of a string should you use? Does the type of string matter? Can you entice your beetle to pull the weights by touching it? By the end of the hour-your group needs: Experimental Methods written out List of Materials needed Labeled drawing of set up

30. Wednesday, Sept. 15 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Busy Lab Day: 1 st -Mystery Stuff set up and observe 2 nd -Beetle Strength Test Get plans approved BEFORE beginning What are ALL of the Characteristics of life? [don’t look-just from memory!] Parent night tonight 7:00-8:30pm We are still missing some course practices Revise beetle plans-what can you improve?

31. Mystery Thing Day 1 On BOTTOM of Dish- Write initials of ALL group members and your hour around the edge Draw, color and make observations (at least 5) of your “thing” Using FORCEPS, open lid ONLY SLIGHTLY and place the “thing” on agar about ½ inch from an edge. Then place an oat flake on the opposite side of the dish. DO NOT PUSH THEM DOWN INTO THE AGAR! Replace lid and carefully place an X under the “thing” and a circle under the oat flake. DO NOT TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN! Is it ALIVE? Answer completely.

32. WELCOME PARENTS! Honors Biology Room 115- Ryan Dunlap and MSU Intern Joshua Wrinkle Course Content: –The process of science –Matter and Energy in Ecosystems –Population Ecology –Chemistry of Biology –Cells –Comparative Structure and function in living things –Microscopes

33. Keys to Success Attendance and participation –Make up all work immediately if there is an absence Organization-3 ring binder needed Ask Questions Study –Every night binder should be brought home and all material of the unit should be reviewed – 15 minutes a night at minimum

34. Mr. Ryan Dunlap Mr. Joshua Wrinkle Room 115 248-548-8600 voicemail extension 5247 Email: rdunlap@ferndaleschools.org Email: wrinklej@msu.edu Teacher website: www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RDUNLAP www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/RDUNLAP

35. Thursday, Sept. 16 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Discuss Beetle Lab Combine ideas to make a uniform experiment Mystery Stuff day 2 Draw and observe changes Intro to 6 Tubes Begin Homework if time (books on back counter) What are the key steps to the scientific method? Read and Outline (or Notes) Chapter 1-1 Construct a food web of AT LEAST 15 OF YOUR OWN organisms

36. Mystery Thing Day Two Get in your groups and find your petri dish from yesterday. Draw & Label the petri dish and its contents, including the “thing” and the oat. COLOR! Make another five observations. Talk about what changed in your group Use the magnifying glass. Add another oat flake on another side of the petri dish and add a drop of water. Draw a SQUARE under this oat flake.

37. Friday, Sept. 17 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Check 1-1 notes/outline and food web Mystery Stuff day 3 Draw and observe changes Build obstacles and see if it can navigate around to a new, moist oat flake 6 Tubes – Discuss ideas and possible explanations What are the main types of organisms (categories)in a food web? Study/Review all notes, handouts and labs for the first two weeks of class-spend at least 30 minutes. QUIZ MONDAY-TEST FRIDAY

38. Monday, Sept. 20 th FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Copy Interpret Quote, last call for binders, pencils, etc… QUIZ Mystery Stuff day 6 (final) Draw and observe changes/ movement through obstacles Identification revealed 6 Tubes – share ideas with other groups-2 travel, 2 stay at table How many of the characteristics of life must a ‘thing’ have in order to be considered alive? TEST FRIDAY WednesdayArticle read and questions answered -due Wednesday

39. September 20 th, 2010 “Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.” -Jonas Salk Creator of the polio vaccine

40. fuzzy crusty slimy

43. Tuesday, Sept. 21 st FOCUS QUESTION: HOMEWORK: CLASSWORK: Microscopes-basic usage interesting items 6 Tubes-observe and discuss possible explanations – 10 minutes to gather ideas from other groups-send 2 out, keep 2 at table Check website for updated powerpoint-everything we have shown you on the screen is downloadable! Test review and microscope details included NO CLASS TOMORROW! How many of the characteristics of life must a ‘thing’ have in order to be considered alive? TEST FRIDAY THURSDAYArticle read and questions answered -due THURSDAY

44. Eyepiece- Occular lens Light Tube ArmNose Piece Stage Clips Coarse Adjustment (focus) Knob Fine Adjustment (focus) Knob 15.BASEON/OFF Button Light or Lamp Diaphragm Stage Aperature (opening) X 3 OBJECTIVE lenses Low, Medium, High

45. LOW POWER MEDIUM POWER HIGH POWER

46. 1.Carry with two hands ALWAYS! 2.Remove cover, unwrap cord, and plug into outlet. 3.GENTLY place slide on the stage and clip it in. 4.Turn ON the light. *ADJUST DIAPHRAGM WHENEVER NEEDED* 5.Be sure to start on LOW power (shortest/red/4X) 6.Turn COARSE focus knob, then FINE focus knob until clear. 7.Move slide as needed at this point and refocus DO NOT TOUCH THE COARSE FOCUS AFTER THIS POINT! 8.Move up to MEDIUM power (middle/yellow/10X) 9.Adjust FINE focus until clear, move slide if needed. 10.CAREFULLY move up to HIGH power (longest/blue/40X) DO NOT LET THE LENS TOUCH THE SLIDE! 11.Adjust FINE focus until clear, move slide if needed. 12.When done, put slide away, put on LOW power, wrap up cord, and set back on the cart.

47. 400X Name:_______ Date:______ Hour:________ Head Leg Body Arm Perfect circle- trace a petri dish lid

48. Human Hair-(2 needed)-MAKE A DRY MOUNT 40X or 100X-Main part of the hair 100X or 400X-hair root (follicle) Zooplankton-(2 needed) 40X-any specimen 100X or 400X-any specimen or part of a specimen Down Feather-(1 needed) 40X or 100X Diatoms-(2 needed) 40X 100X or 400X DAY 2 (7 drawings needed again) Amoeba-100X, 400X Planaria- 40X, 100X Mite and Tick-40 X of each AND 100X of either’s jaws Look up detailed information using the internet on each of these 2 creatures: What are they? Where do they live? Are they dangerous? What do they eat? What type of living thing are they? Work Efficiently?

49. TEST REVIEW: Scientific Method: Dr. Soares and the Crocodilian Mystery Bumps Dr. Jenner and Smallpox Beetle Labs O, ?, H, E, C Observations vs. Inferences Independent and Dependent Variables Characteristics of Life A, C, C, D, D, E, E, E, G, H, R, R, W Slime Mold Work- Physarum polycephalum CRUSTY, SLIMY, FUZZY – main life stages MICROSCOPES – parts and useage DATA Analysis be prepared for charts, graphs, data tables AND analyzing & draw conclusions from them 6 Mystery Tubes- what happened inside the tubes chemically to change the color?

50. Test #1 REVIEW 6 Test Tubes- What caused the bromothymol blue solution to change color in some of the tubes and not the others? Living things do Cellular Respiration-this gives off Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide in water makes an acid Acid turn the bromothymol blue indicator greenish/yellow Of the 4 that changed, Why were some of the tubes more yellow than others? Mystery Bumps- Scientific Method Review: What was Dr. Soares Observation about crocidilians? What was her Question? What were some of her Hypotheses? How did she Experiment and prove or disprove her hypotheses? What was her Conclusion?

51. Test #1 REVIEW Bess Beetle Scavenger Hunt Characteristics of Life Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Focus Questions Graphing Practice Make LINE graphs of the info. In the table below: Table 1: First Semester Grades AsBsCsDsEs 9th86618 10th12161558 11th141216104 12th14171483